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VP2V/G3TXF and FG/G3TXF
CW from the British Virgin Islands and Les Saintes (NA-114)
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G3TXF shows off his brand new VP2V/G3TXF Licence outside Government House in Roadtown, Tortola. |
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VP2V/G3TXF's R-7000 at the water's edge on Anegada in the BVI. |
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In Oct 99 G3TXF operated from VP2V and FG (Les Saintes):
The VP2V/G3TXF operation was from two locations. The first three days were from the island of Anegada, which, unlike most of the other islands in the Caribbean (and unlike all of the other islands that make up the BVI), is coral and flat. The highest point on Anegada is just 30ft asl.
However the one hotel on the island (idyllic though it is in many other ways) is on the 'wrong side' for a sea take-off to Europe/USA.
The second half of the seven day VP2V operation was therefore made from the north side of Tortola, the main island in the BVI. From here the beach take-off to both EU and the USA was excellent, although the mountains on the centre of Tortola blocked anything from the south.
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40m
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30m
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20m
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17m
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15m
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12m
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10m
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Totals
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| VP2V/G3TXF |
2,027
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2,056
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518
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1,250
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504
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1,804
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1,041
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9,200
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| FG/G3TXF |
1,026
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324
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632
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303
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56
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983
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276
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3,600
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| Totals |
3,053
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2,380
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1,150
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1,553
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560
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2,787
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1,317
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12,800
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FG/G3TXF making QSOs from la Bois Jolie on Terre-de-Haut, Les Saintes. Soufrière, the volcano on Guadeloupe can be seen in the background. |
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Les Saintes (NA-114) are a small group of islands off Guadeloupe. The place appears to be in a time-warp. The small population of 1,700 are descendants of Breton fishermen who came to the islands 200 years ago. The location for FG/G3TXF was far from ideal and this showed in the QSO total. The choice of accommodation on Les Saintes is relatively limited. Although the vertical did end up being within 6ft of the water's edge, it was severely blocked towards Europe although clear towards USA and Japan. |
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